Cyber security skills shortage is hampering Internet of Things development

According to the latest Experis Industry Insiders report, which examines how the growth of IoT is impacting the cyber security jobs market, The cyber security skills shortage is hampering Internet of Things development. The emergence of IoT as an asset that needs to secured is driving employers to think differently about their business and workforce …

Talk on Government’s role in securing IoTs to be hosted by AEI at Capitol Hill

Next week, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will host an event on Capitol Hill about consumer security and the Internet of Things (IoT) with Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). These lawmakers have drafted legislation that would create a “cyber shield” mark aimed at helping consumers identify IoT devices that “meet industry-leading cybersecurity …

Forrester’s top 2018 cybersecurity predictions

The year 2018 will bring more connectivity, digital transformation initiatives, and data to companies, along with a number of new cybersecurity threats and landscape changes, according to a new report from Forrester Research. Last year, Forrester predicted that 2017 would see a cybersecurity crisis for the Trump administration in its first 100 days, that healthcare …

Transportation industry vulnerable to Ransomware and IOT attacks

New study has found that Cyberattacks leveraging IoT devices are also becoming commonplace particularly in the transportation where 29 percent of companies indicated they experienced an IoT attack. The energy, construction, and IT sectors aren’t far behind 22 percent of respondents from each industry reported attacks, respectively. To combat these threats researchers said companies will …

Over 6 billion IoT devices on the planet, Big potential for cybercriminals

According to Gartner, there are currently over 6 billion IoT devices on the planet. Such a huge number of potentially vulnerable gadgets could not possibly go unnoticed by cybercriminals. As of May 2017, Kaspersky Lab’s collections included several thousand different malware samples for IoT devices, about half of which were detected in 2017. The number …

High hopes, yet deep concerns about IoT

Industrial IoT’s big future is starting to become a reality, but many companies still don’t think they’re ready for it. Those are some of the findings in surveys released on Tuesday by the Business Performance Innovation Network and the Eclipse IoT Working Group. They reflect the views of hundreds of executives and developers from a …